I remember the videos you posted of him trying to feed Violet before she died when one of her legs was infected. He is that great. Sadie is my new heroine as what she currently doing by herself is amazing.

Me too. He was my favorite Hawk of all time and losing him has been terrible.

Thank You. I miss him every day.

I researched the numbers and here is the breakdown by year and number of surviving Hawk babies:

2011: 1

2012: 2

2013: 3

2014: 2

2015: 2

2016: 1 (Three eggs were laid but only one hatched and survived)

2017: 1 (Three eggs were laid but only two hatched. Of the two hatchlings, only one survived)

2018: 3

2019: 3

So all told, Bobby successfully sired 18 Hawks!

Bobby would not disappear like this during breeding season. He would be here hunting meals for the babies and for Sadie sometimes too. He and the other females would leave the park on extended breaks after the breeding season was well over. I do not believe we will see Bobby again.

Summer is here and the air is laden with the sweet scents of flowers and baby birds. The nest at 100th Street and Third Avenue has three baby red-tails, and there are two eyasses at 164th Street, one eyass at 310 West 72nd Street, St. John has two baby hawks on the nest, and Washington Square has three beautiful baby hawks for Sadie to care for. Happy summer everyone!!